Artist sells US$180 ‘Karen’ Halloween masks, ‘the real monsters of 2020’
- Los Angeles-based artist Jason Adcock created two versions of the ‘Karen’ mask
- Masks a nod to the viral meme that has come to represent problematic white women
Halloween is just around the corner and, as expected, costumes highlighting the most prominent moments of 2020 are sprouting up – including “Karen” masks.
“Karen” has become an umbrella term to describe middle-aged white women who assert their sense of entitlement when they commit actions that some perceive as racist.
“Karens” that have been in the news recently include Amy Cooper, who called the police on a black man in New York in May, as well as a San Francisco woman who called the police on her neighbour, who was writing “Black Lives Matter” in chalk on his own property.
The “Karen” Halloween masks were created by Jason Adcock, a Los Angeles-based artist for hire according to his Instagram. They’re made with latex and come with styled hair, lashes, and a personal paint job, according to the Etsy description.
Adcock told Business Insider that he’s always worked in retail and has seen lots of “Karens” in their “natural habitat”.
“I was starting on this year’s Halloween projects and kept seeing “Karens” pop up in my news feed and thought, ‘Damn this is the real monster of 2020’,” Adcock said.
The artist is selling two different versions of the “Karen” mask on his Etsy shop under the name kamorascostumes.
